Roles and functions

Roles and functions. -

1. (1) Village Council shall formulate Village Development Plan annually and supervise development works at the village level as may be prescribed and entrusted by the State Government.
2. (2) Help various Government agencies in carrying out development works in the village.
3. (3) Take up development works initiative or on request made by the Government.
4. (4) Convene regular social audit in such manner as may be prescribed for successful implementation of development works in the village.
5. (5) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-section
6. (7) of section 13 of this Act take up conservation of wildlife habitats, preservation of village forest, including all notified forest.
7. (6) Conserve water resources within the village area and shall endeavour to improve drinking water supply.
8. (7) Shall take up initiatives for prevention of domestic and forest fire.
9. (8) Collect property tax as prescribed by the State Government.
10. (9) Realize registration fees for settlement of disputes within its jurisdiction.
11. (10) Raise fund for public utility within its jurisdiction by passing a resolution subject to the approval of the State Government or authorized officials. Any collection of such nature shall be deposited into the Village Council Fund so maintained in any of the Scheduled Banks.
12. (11) Initiate or assist the State Government in all preventive measures on the outbreak of an epidemic or infectious disease.
13. (12) Co-operate with Government officials in charge of any official activities within its jurisdiction.
14. (13) Identify, demarcate and manage grazing grounds.
15. (14) Shall take up solid and liquid waste management, identify waste management centre, regulate waste disposal and promote scientific waste management.
16. (15) Prevent public nuisance.
17. (16) Identify and maintain burial grounds or cemetery.
18. (17) Carry out baseline survey annually and maintain correct record and statistic of the village.
19. (18) Be accountable to the Vintling Inkhawm for all its functions and decisions taken in its meetings.
20. (19) Prepare a report in respect of its administration in such form and with such details as may be prescribed and such report shall be submitted on a quarterly basis to the State Government. Failure to submit requisite report on time may result in withholding of payment, by the State Government, of grants and remunerations due to the Village Councils thereafter.
21. (20) Maintain Village Population Register of the village, in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.
22. (21) Village Council shall be deemed to be a public authority under section 2
    • (h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.